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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The plight of a young Saudi journalist accused of
blaspheming Islam’s prophet on the Internet is prompting growing concern
around the world, although the Obama administration has been silent on
the case so far.

Hamza Kashgari, 23, fled his native country last week after his
postings on Twitter brought death threats and calls for his execution.
En route to New Zealand he was arrested at Kuala Lumpur international
airport in Malaysia, and sent back to Saudi Arabia in controversial
circumstances.

Now under arrest at home, Kashgari faces the possibility of a trial
for apostasy, which carries the death penalty in the kingdom. Senior
religious leaders are pressing for a quick trial, and Saudi media report
that many clerics in Mecca raised the case in their Friday sermons on
Feb. 10.

“Some of the imams dedicated their entire Friday sermon to attacking
the blogger and calling for his trial, while others strongly warned
against insulting the Prophet in words or deeds,” the Arab News
reported. “Some of the imams were not able to hold back their tears
while defending the Prophet, recalling verses from the Qur’an warning
against attacking Allah or His Prophet.”

Human rights advocacy groups have been voicing concern about the case
for several days, and the president of the European Parliament as well
as a spokeswoman for European Union foreign policy chief Catherine
Ashton both indicated an intention to do whatever was possible to ensure
a positive resolution.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent advisory body, expressed grave concern.